Oct 4th to 6th - Mesa

Oct 4^th – Fri

Terry went golfing early this morning but when he loaded the clubs and tried to start the truck it would make a little noise like it wanted to start but it didn’t start.  After a few minutes, he sent a message to Chief that someone else would have to drive.  When they got back it was time for MCY earlier than usual (1 to 4) so we went over to have lunch and listen to Kevin Moen who has a nice voice but all the songs seem to have the same beat.  After a while we came back to put on our swim suits and joined people in the pool where you can still hear the music.

When we got back, Terry tried the truck and it started so we went for a short drive where I ran into Albertsons to get split peas and then stopped at Dennis & Gloria’s to pick up the ham bone from dinner on Wed.  I started a pot of soup and dinner.

About 5:30 I looked out the window to see a MH backing in beside us.  It was Joe & Stella from Victoria who were here for 3 months last fall.  This year they are staying until March.  When we finished eating, Joe & Stella and Dennis & Gloria came over for a nightcap.  It was absolutely perfect weather to sit outside.

Oct 5^th – Sat

I asked Dennis & Gloria to come over and have pea soup for lunch so we made a trip for crackers & bread and ended up spending over $50 at Safeway!  The soup was good and even enjoyed by Gloria who has never tried it before.

We went to a big golf store to look at golf bags but didn’t buy anything.  We walked over to Dennis & Gloria’s and saw a MH being parked on the opposite side of their street.  It was Allen & Diane who we met late last season.  They left a car here and towed a gib enclosed trailer with their motorcycles.  They had a hard time parking their trailer so Terry said he would come over tomorrow to straighten it out and get it further back on their site.

We went to dinner at Carrabba’s with Dennis & Gloria and were ready to have a quiet evening with Candy Crush when we got back.

Oct 6^th – Sun

Terry had just got up when Jerry called to see if we wanted to join them for breakfast at Mickey D’s in Apache Junction.  They gave us 35 minutes to shower and get ready.  We have a coupon book but when I looked for Mickey D’s I discovered missing pages and other pages duplicated.  The missing pages had the coupon I wanted.

After a great breakfast, we stopped at a flea market where Jerry & Becky got a couple of small items.  Then we went to a “living estate sale” that was in a dome house.  Once we saw the house we had to check it out – it was more interesting than all the “stuff” for sale.

Our truck started right up again – Terry did notice that the GPS would come on when the truck was off!? – and went to move Allen & Diane’s trailer.  I went over to ask Bruce if we could invite them for a gathering today and then we chatted a while with them after the short repositioning job.

About 3 we went to the pool area for the gathering I just mentioned which was planned for 4:00 to 7:00.  A few days ago, Bruce & Ann said they wanted to make hamburgers for a dinner and told Terry to ask all the people sitting with us in the courtyard.  By the time Terry finished, he told Bruce there would be 20 people so they planned for 24 and 27 showed up.  Most of us went in the pool and the noise of all those people floating & talking was louder than I have ever heard in the pool.  There is a smaller patio/courtyard area beside the pool which is where Bruce cooked the burgers & brats and we all could sit at round tables to eat – and of course talk some more.  We got home at 8 after putting all the tables & chairs back in place.